The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-15
GEORGE FNGEL,

'sssosantnScr Deputies Galpin, Spears
and Cleveland would
GEORGE ENGEL.
accompany the prisoners to the scatfold
and supcrintond the actual hang
ing. Deputy Liebrandt with Dcpu-
ties Fulck, Hanks, Carney, Mailer, and
johnson, were assigned to guard the main en-
trance TO the criminal court building. The
duty OF taking passes was given to Deputies
Burke and Peters. TO guard the stairs and
courtyard, were assigned Deputies Mosher,
Casey Stewart Joscphson, Gass, Santa,
Duryea, and Baumgarten. Inside the jail
proper were placed Deputies Frake, Harke,
Beers, Gross, Hamilton, Morgan, Foley Sean
ton, Mccartney, Brainerd, Hcaly, Kries. Lynch
Dooley, Walbridgc, Wall, Kerns and Price.
Rev DR.. Bolton arrived at 7;45, and after
up his oyercoat in the jail Office, passed into
the cell room, passing first into Parsonss cell,
he attempted to engage the doomed Texan in
RELIGIOUS CONVERSATION.
Parsons had not yet finished his breakfast
What passed between them was not divugcd.
In the meantime, Spies had called for paper
and envelopes, and when they were furnished
him lac began writing. lie was interrupted by
tho sheriff, who accosted him and stood in
front Of the cell door and talked. The sheriff
took notes Of The conversation and then passed
on. After n stay Of eighteen minutes in Par
sonss cell, DR.. Bolton emerged and walking
TO Spies's door, stood looking at that individual
who glanced at the clergyman and continued
front of Spies two or three minutes but re-
ceiving no recognition he walked away Writ
ing materials were furnished to Parsons and
Fischer, who Immediately set about preparing
stasemcnt.
Engel made no request for pen or paper, but
sat stoudly on his bed looking at the opposite
wall Of his cell. The clergyman passed around
into the north corridor, and from the gallery
overlooking The scaffuld took Il view of that
grim structure Then he returned and paced
neryously backward and forward in front of
the cells containing the anarchists, IL was
now 8 80 a. m, and not thirty feet away from
the coming victims q massive iron-barrcd doof
was changing constantly, admitting crowds or
newspaper men and deputy sherifis, Crowding
the little room almost to suilocatiou and indulg-
ing i'll a loud buzz of conversation that could
be heard plainly in the cells. Nearly every
body in the room was smoking md what,
with the fearful feeling Of depression felt by
tho most hardened, the place
was nearly uncomfortable. 1T was at
this moment that DR.. Mayer, assist
ant county physician passed through and rap
idly walked to the cells of the condemned.
lie asked each if there was any desire for
stimulants, and all save Engel at once re-
Piled quietly IN the negative Engel asked
for some port wine. IT was given him ut once,
and he gulped down three large glasses. Spies
requested water and seemingly consumed by
burning thirst, swallowed nearly two tumblers
of the pure cool liquid.
In jail Office Deputy Burke was now passing
around among the throng and taking up tick
cts Of admission, apparently indicating that
the execution was not far distant. This I'M
usual proceeding was objected to BY some, but
all were compelled to submit.
While standing in front of Engel's CELL DR..
Bolton was in danger Of becoming involved in
q religious controversy, for the condemned
man boldly combatied the proposition Of the
divine. Within few minutes of nine,
MESSAGE CAME FROM MRS. PARSONS,
through the bailiff, applying at the Jail for adj
mission. Her request was refused.
The sheriff and his chief deputy were still
porting over their documents, and gloom was
deepening on the face of every enc In the Jail,
when suddenly q burst of sunshine came
through the topmost windows, and went
straight to SchWab's cell He came to the
bars, and blinlSed and basked in the welcome
light
The governors decision on the application
foreNecutiye clomency was brought to Chicago
by Governor Oglesbys son. Deputy Gleason
intercepted the message on the train near the
city limits, and an official copy was ut once
brought TO The jail by the deputy. 1t was just
$3.50 when the information licked from the as
sociated press telegraph instrument n few feet
distant from the cells that Captain Black was
at that very moment
AGAIN PLEADING WITH GOVERNOR oGLESBY,
at Springfield. The message was handed i'll
to Sheriff Matson, who glanced at 1t and then
crumplcd the paper slowly i'll his hand. What
over the sheriff thought, no expression Of their
import crossed his compressed lips Five
minutes later the sheriff emerged, and in re-
ply to a chorus of inquiries said that "he had
not Just fixed tho time rs yet"
Tho manuscript which Spies, Parsons and
Fischer spent n portion of the morning in pre-
pairing were in part written statements, the
nature of which would not be divulged by any
of the officials These were delivered into the
hands of Clerk Price, who turned them over
to the sheriff and that official locked them up
in his personal safe 1t was stated by the sher-
III that Spies, Parsons and Fischer had in addi-
ton written letters which he had also locked
mp securely. raisons'a letter was addressed to
his wife and children; that of Fischer goes to
his wife; but the address of that of Spies, the
sheriff refused to diyulgo. 1t is supposed it is
for Nina NanZandt Before 10 o'clock DIR.
Gray went into the prisoners cells for the
second time, bearing in his hands three wine
glasses and a bottle of Jarvis brandy, with
which to brace up the men. An of Thorn par
took of the stmulant. Adjutant Hancc, of the
state militia, came into the jail mt 10 o'clock.
and was immediately cloSoted with the sheriff
The opinionas to his appearance was divided,
some thinking ii relatedto some new disposition
TO bcmade OF the militia, while others believed